Originally Posted by
unterhausen
I disagree with some of the comments above. I don't think it will bend without breaking, and most of us couldn't bend it anyway. I have a Diacro #3, and I'm pretty sure my bender would break first unless the walls of the post buckled or failed by being crushed.
I am a little surprised a zero setback post wouldn't work. Maybe in combination with a really short stem and something like a Brooks saddle that can be set really far forward. People get used to some really weird setups, but I just don't think moving the seat forward to combat short torsos and arms is a good solution.
As someone posted above, there are posts aimed at triathletes. Look for "set forward" posts. But my guess is that if Thompson doesn't have that size, nobody is going to have that size.
That's a sweet bender! I have steel bending fittings for a 12 Ton hydraulic press, so I'm sure I could get it to bend. But, I remember enough from my materials science class back in the Jurassic Age, that I'm concerned about it.
The bike in question has a 27.0 seat tube, so nothing I've found @Thomson or elsewhere will work.
I've reversed a stem and it works perfectly for a fit. The problem is the seatpost is one with a seat clamp that works on friction/compression which makes it incredibly difficult to adjust (and keep adjusted). I tried anchoring with a bolt, which keeps it from moving, but eliminates any adjustability.
A cut and weld is a possibility, as is a custom Ti seatpost ($$$), which is the most likely possibility. I'd try the cut and weld, but I don't know of anyone that works with aluminum that I trust.
Thanks for the advice.
Reversed seatpost
